Bulgaria vs Israel: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Bulgaria
0.3847
in 2023
Israel
0.3449
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
7th
Israel rank
10th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Bulgaria
- Israel
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.3847 against 0.3449 in Israel, a difference of 0.0398.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Israel ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 7th and Israel ranks 10th of 39 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3781 | 0.3563 | 0.0218 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.3843 | 0.3443 | 0.04 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Bulgaria or Israel?
- Bulgaria, at 0.3847 against 0.3449 in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Bulgaria and Israel?
- 0.0398, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Israel?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Israel rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Bulgaria ranks 7th and Israel ranks 10th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.